Kenny Wooten and Paul White, who scored 10 points, fouled out inn regulation for the Ducks, who finished with 22 fouls called.

The game couldn’t have been more different when it comes to styles of play. The Ducks launched a season-high 39 3-pointers, making 15. Meanwhile, DePaul was dominant in the paint, outscoring Oregon 40-24.

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DePaul went outside its comfort zone to begin the second half when Strus hit back-to-back 3-pointers to give the Blue Demons the lead.

The lead was six with 7:22 remaining when Pritchard and Elijah hit back-to-back 3-pointers to tie the score. Oregon’s lead stretched to four with 2:23 left before DePaul scored the final four points to force overtime.

It was an odd first half in which both teams came out firing, just from different ranges.

While most of Oregon’s damage came from the 3-point line, DePaul choose to pound the ball inside and dominate the paint.

The Ducks were 8 of 20 from beyond the arc and 3 of 9 from within it. The Blue Demons countered by shooting 8 of 25 on two-pointers and 2 of 10 from deep.

Oregon’s first bucket that wasn’t a 3-pointer came when Abu Kigab threw down an alley-oop from Pritchard with 7:32 left in the half. Meanwhile, DePaul hit its first shot from beyond the arc with 3:28 to go before the break.

With the Ducks trailing 10-4 early in the half, coach Dana Altman and inserted freshman big man Kenny Wooten. Wooten — the only shot blocker on the roster — made an immediate presence in the paint and anchored the Ducks on a 12-2 run.

Oregon will face Oklahoma on Sunday in the consolation championship of the “Victory” bracket.